Opposition tries to block advance payment of royalties.
The opposition bloc in the Legislative Assembly filed a writ of mandamus against the processing of the bill approved yesterday in the first round, which authorizes the State to advance R$ 1,6 billion from oil revenues to increase the Bahia Pension Fund; the action was filed in the Court of Justice at 18 pm this Thursday; the minority bloc alleges irregularities in the bill's processing in the Assembly.
Bahia 247 - The opposition bloc in the Legislative Assembly filed a writ of mandamus in court against the processing of the bill approved yesterday in the first round, which authorizes the State to advance R$ 1,6 billion from oil revenues to increase the Bahia State Pension Fund (Fundeb).
The lawsuit was filed with the State Court of Justice (TJ-BA) at 18 PM this Thursday.
According to the minority leader, Deputy Elmar Nascimento (DEM), one of the justifications for the request for disqualification is "the fact" that the president of the Constitution and Justice Committee, Joseildo Ramos (PT), suspended the analysis of the project and postponed it until after the end of the day's plenary session, as reported by the Bahia Notícias website.
"He has neither the power to suspend nor to call another meeting," said Elmar. If the PEC is not blocked by a court injunction, the second phase of the vote is scheduled for next March.
The government leader in the Assembly, Deputy Zé Neto, from the PT party, guarantees the legality of the bill's processing. "Everything is within the rules. We voted on the priority of the bill last week, and on Tuesday, the bill passed through the Constitution and Justice Committee (CCJ). The opposition filed an appeal in the plenary session, and they were defeated. But the courts cannot interfere in a decision of the plenary session."
The first-round approval came with 41 votes in favor and 11 against. The government needed at least 38 favorable votes.